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Carrot (Daucus carota L. subsp. sativus Thell.) is a root vegetable of fundamental importance in global food production. Its economic significance is attributed to its versatile applications, high nutritional value, and the presence of numerous phytochemicals with health-promoting properties. In this study, the spatial distribution of low-molecular-weight metabolites - including amino acids, sugars, organic acids, fatty acids and phytosterols, vitamins, carotenoids, phenols, flavonoids, volatile compounds (aldehyde and monoterpenes), and oxylipin - within cross-sections of orange-coloured carrot root was investigated using mass spectrometry imaging (MSI) with the ¹⁰⁹Ag nanoparticle-enhanced target (¹⁰⁹AgNPET). In addition, the biological roles and potential health effects of the identified compounds are reviewed.
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